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Sumer's Radiology Site (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Focal cortical dysplasia is a common cause of intractable epilepsy in children and is a frequent cause of epilepsy in adults. All forms of focal cortical dysplasia lead to disorganization of the normal structure of the cerebral cortex. This is a 9year old girl presented with refractory complex partial seizures. From Sumer's Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Radiology Magazine....
MindBlog (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Some work from van Veen et al. on attitude changes induced by cognitive dissonance: When our actions conflict with our prior attitudes, we often change our attitudes to be more consistent with our actions. This phenomenon, known as cognitive dissonance, is considered to be one of the most influential theories in psychology. However, the neural basis of this phenomenon is unknown. Using a Solomon four-group...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Two running backs down. Ladell Betts probably suffered a torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in the first half of Sunday’s loss in Dallas and will require season ending surgery. The MRI scheduled later today is expected to confirm that gloomy initial diagnosis. This is quite a blow to Washington’s running game obviously, and made [...]
All things bright and beautiful... (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The day started way too early with me ironing an item of clothing that I had quite forgotten about but was needed today, making lunch box sandwiches and a sympathy card which I had promised Stephen for a client he was seeing today and which I had again forgotten to do. All this before a cup of tea and before the clock struck 8am :) I then had to visit my GP - I have had several falls this weekend....
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Fox News Sunday , host Chris Wallace falsely claimed that it's a "fact" that the House and Senate health care bills direct the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to "determine what services, what tests, screening, are covered and aren't covered," and asked whether that amounts to "government rationing." In fact, the bills require insurers to implement task force recommendations...
Your Hypnotist Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
The University of Hull has identified using imaging that activities in the brain decrease in areas associated with daydreaming and mind wandering in hypnotised subjects. According to the University of Hull's press release ( 13 November 2009) , students were tested on their ability to respond to hypnotic suggestion including seeing a cat that was not there, hearing non existing music and to forget...
advanced nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
By the year 2020, you won't need a keyboard and mouse to control your computer, say Intel Corp. researchers. Instead, users will open documents and surf the Web using nothing more than their brain waves. (H/T Sander Olson) Scientists at Intel's research lab in Pittsburgh are working to find ways to read and harness human brain waves so they can be used to operate computers, television sets and cell...
The Konformist Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1224489/Psychic-plug-brain-thoughts-screen-developed.html Psychic 'mind-reading' computer will show your thoughts on screen By David Derbyshire 02nd November 2009 A mind-reading machine that can produce pictures of what a person is seeing or remembering has been developed by scientists. The device studies patterns of brainwave activity and turns them into...
advanced nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
UC Santa Barbara researchers have demonstrated the ability to electrically manipulate, at gigahertz rates, the quantum states of electrons trapped on individual defects in diamond crystals. This could aid in the development of quantum computers that could use electron spins to perform computations at unprecedented speed. Using electromagnetic waveguides on diamond-based chips, the researchers were...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Guided Therapy Systems, LLC (GTS), a leading medical technology company, is the first company in the world to develop and commercialize products that employ a unique form of ultrasound technology, Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound (ITU). Addressing a $4 billion market, the company's patented products combine ultrasound imaging with ultrasound treatment in a single non-invasive "see and treat"...
Computer Nerds Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Lucas123 writes "Scientists at Intel are working on developing sensors that would be implanted in a person's head in order to harness brain waves that could then be used to control computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic equipment. Intel has already used Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) machines to determine that blood flow changes in specific areas of the brain based...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
NYU Langone Medical Center is the first hospital in the Northeast to offer one of the world's fastest and most radiation dose efficient computed tomography (CT) scanner. The Siemens SOMATOM Definition Flash can image ten times as fast as other clinical units, with an up to 90% dose reduction in radiation compared to conventional imaging.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The public may have problems this week sorting through news articles about a government task force's opposition to routine mammograms for women under 50 and articles about breast cancer survivors touting the benefits of early mammograms. But to properly interpret the news, the public must learn to balance the research with the anecdotal evidence says University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Associate...
Investigations (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Best known as the chairman of Championship strugglers Peterborough United, Darragh MacAnthony also owns a furniture business. But now a string of customers are wishing they'd never come across MacAnthony Realty International, or MRI. Based in Spain, it specialises...
PeeJay's Ramblings (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
... and no posts! Been busy but not that busy, although I don't seem to have been home much ... but I have! To be honest, just haven't felt much like blogging. Haven't felt like doing much at all really. I've become very lethargic and don't know why. Not much enthusiasm for anything and it's not good 'cos I've lots that needs doing and lots I want to do but can't get going to do any of it. Weather...
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